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€1,000 Dentist: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Romanian DPA has fined a dentist EUR 1,000. The controller had published medical information of a patient, such as photos and X-rays, in an article on a medical blog. However,… ROMANIA · ·Art. 6, 9 Jan 31, 2023
€1,000 Dent Estet Clinic SA: Insufficient fulfilment of data breach notification obligations The Romanian DPA has fined Dent Estet Clinic SA (dental practice) EUR 1,000. An employed dentist at the practice had published medical information of a patient, such as photos and… ROMANIA · ·Art. 33 Jan 31, 2023
€12,800 Political Party: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Bulgarian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 12,800 on a political party. In preparation for an upcoming election, the controller submitted a list of supporters to the Central… BULGARIA · ·Art. 6 Jan 26, 2023
€5.5M WhatsApp Ireland Ltd.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Irish DPA (DPC) has fined WhatsApp Ireland Ltd. EUR 5.5 million. The Austrian organization 'None of Your Business' (NOYB) had filed a complaint with the DPA on behalf of an… Art. 6, 12, 13 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 19, 2023
€56,000 BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A.. An individual had filed a complaint with the DPA because the controller had disclosed their personal… SPAIN · ·Art. 5, 32 Jan 19, 2023
€40,000 Thomas International Systems, S.A.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on Thomas International Systems, S.A.. Thomas International performs psychological tests on behalf of other companies. Thomas International had… SPAIN · ·Art. 9 Jan 16, 2023
€56,000 Vodafone España, S.A.U.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on Vodafone España, S.A.U.. A person had filed a complaint with the DPA because the company had given a duplicate of their SIM card to an… SPAIN · ·Art. 6 Jan 16, 2023
€50,000 DPC (Ireland) - 05/SIU/2018 This case involves an own-volition investigation conducted by the Irish DPA (DPC) into Kildare County Council, the controller. In June 2018, Officers from the Special… Art. 2, 5, 6 +5 Jan 16, 2023
€5,000 Azienda Ospedale-Università Padova: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 5,000 on Azienda Ospedale-Università Padova. The controller had sent an email containing consent forms for participation in a clinical… ITALY · ·Art. 5, 9 Jan 11, 2023
€6,000 Praktiškas UAB: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Lithuanian DPA has fined Praktiškas UAB, the operator of SportGates sports clubs, EUR 6,000. The controller had processed biometric data of customers in the context of their… LITHUANIA · ·Art. 5, 9, 13 +2 Jan 9, 2023
€390M Meta Platforms Ireland Limited: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Irish DPA (DPC) has fined Meta Platforms Ireland Limited EUR 390 million. The DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 210 million for violations related to the provision of its Facebook… Jan 4, 2023
Company: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Bremen has imposed a fine on a company. The controller had stored the contact details of former employees without their prior consent in order to contact them in the… GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
Company: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA in Bremen has imposed a fine on a company. The controller had stored an applicant's application documents after the application process for the purpose of further… GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA in Baden-Wuerttemberg imposed a fine on a private individual for installing a motion tracker on the data subject's car without their consent. GERMANY ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
Website operator: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The DPA of Bremen has imposed five fines on website operators for using the tracking tool 'Google Analytics' without the prior consent of website users. GERMANY ·Art. 6 ·Insufficient legal basis for data processing Jan 1, 2023
€3M CNIL fines VOODOO for cookie and tracker consent failures in mobile games VOODOO ('provider') was a mobile game developer. The investigation service of the French DPA (the investigation service) carried out several checks on voodoo.io and on several of… France ·Art. 4, 5, 82 Dec 29, 2022
€24,000 SUMINISTRADOR IBÉRICO DE ENERGÍA, S.L.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on SUMINISTRADOR IBÉRICO DE ENERGÍA, S.L.. A customer had filed a complaint with the DPA due to the fact that the controller carried out a… SPAIN · ·Art. 6 Dec 29, 2022
€2,000 Homeowners Association: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 2,000 on a homeowners' association. An individual who did cleaning work in the residential complex had filed a complaint with the DPA… SPAIN · ·Art. 6, 15 Dec 28, 2022
€122,000 Company: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Finnish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 122,000 on a company with products that process health data, such as heart rate, etc. The DPA had received several complaints regarding… FINLAND · ·Art. 9 Dec 27, 2022
€1,000 Private individual: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1,000 on a private individual. A person had filed a complaint with the DPA because the controller had published their personal data such… SPAIN · ·Art. 5 Dec 20, 2022
€3,000 Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 3,000 on a private individual. An individual had posted videos of teachers and underage students during physical education classes on the… SPAIN · ·Art. 6 Dec 20, 2022
€4.9M Edison Energia S.p.A.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has fined Edison Energia S.p.A. EUR 4.9 million. Several person had filed complaints with the DPA regarding unlawful marketing activities of the company. During… ITALY · ·Art. 5, 6, 7 +4 Dec 15, 2022
€16,000 HOSPITAL RECOLETAS PONFERRADA, S.L.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on the healthcare facility HOSPITAL RECOLETAS PONFERRADA, S.L.. A patient had filed a complaint with the DPA. The patient had filled out a… SPAIN · ·Art. 6, 15 Dec 15, 2022
€30,000 ORANGE ESPAGNE, S.A.U.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA (AEPD) imposed a fine ORANGE ESPAGNE, S.A.U. due to insufficient legal basis for data processing. The data subject had filed a complaint against the data… SPAIN · ·Art. 6 Dec 15, 2022
€56,000 Vodafone España, S.A.U.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on Vodafone España, S.A.U.. A person had filed a complaint with the DPA because the company had given a duplicate of their SIM card to an… SPAIN · ·Art. 6 Dec 13, 2022
€56,000 Vodafone España, S.A.U.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on Vodafone España, S.A.U.. A person had filed a complaint with the DPA because the company had given a duplicate of their SIM card to an… SPAIN · ·Art. 6 Dec 13, 2022
€56,000 Vodafone España, S.A.U.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on Vodafone España, S.A.U.. A person had filed a complaint with the DPA because the company had given a duplicate of their SIM card to an… SPAIN · ·Art. 6 Dec 13, 2022
€8,000 Notary: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has fined a notary. The controller had consulted the land register of a property belonging to the data subject without an order requiring the consultation of this… SPAIN · ·Art. 6 Dec 9, 2022
€3,600 Federation of Sports for People with Intellectual Disabilities of Castilla la Mancha-FECAM: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has fined the Federation of Sports for People with Intellectual Disabilities of Castilla la Mancha-FECAM. The controller processed medical data from Covid-19… SPAIN · ·Art. 9, 13 Dec 2, 2022
€6,000 A.R.N.A.S. Civico: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 6,000 on A.R.N.A.S. Civico. Two employees of the controller had filed a complaint with the DPA. During its investigation, the DPA found… ITALY · ·Art. 2, 5, 6 +1 Dec 1, 2022
€9,600 PIONIER (law firm): Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Polish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 9,600 on the law firm PIONIER. The law firm mainly represents victims of traffic accidents in proceedings against insurance companies and… POLAND · ·Art. 5, 6, 9 Nov 30, 2022
€1,000 Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1,000 on a private individual. Two individuals had filed a complaint with the DPA due to the fact that the controller had published… ITALY · ·Art. 2, 5, 6 +2 Nov 24, 2022
€600,000 ÉLECTRICITÉ DE FRANCE: Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights The French DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 600,000 on ÉLECTRICITÉ DE FRANCE (EDF), France's largest electricity supplier. The DPA had received several complaints that individuals… ·Art. 7, 12, 13 +3 ·Insufficient fulfilment of data subjects rights Nov 24, 2022
€28,000 Raiffeisen Bank SA: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 28,000 on Raiffeisen Bank SA. The bank had reported several data breaches pursuant to Art. 33 GDPR to the DPA. During its investigation,… ROMANIA · ·Art. 25, 32 Nov 16, 2022
€5,200 News service: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Hungarian DPA imposed a fine of EUR 5,200 on a news service. A customer had complained to the DPA about subscribing to a newsletter to receive a daily news digest, however,… HUNGARY · ·Art. 6, 7, 12 Nov 15, 2022
€500,000 Vodafone Italia S.p.A.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 500,000 on Vodafone Italia S.p.A.. A customer had filed a complaint with the DPA against Vodafone. The 80-year-old customer had been… ITALY · ·Art. 5, 6, 7 +3 Nov 10, 2022
€40,000 Azienda Usl Valle d'Aosta: Insufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security The Italian DPA has fined Azienda Usl Valle d'Aosta EUR 40,000. An employee and patient of the health department had filed a complaint with the DPA because a colleague who had… ITALY · ·Art. 5, 9, 25 +1 Nov 10, 2022
€75,000 Burwebs S.L.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA has fined Burwebs S.L. EUR 75,000. Burwebs operates websites with adult content. During its investigation, the DPA found that Burwebs did not process users' data… SPAIN · ·Art. 5, 12, 13 +3 Nov 3, 2022
€70,000 UNITED PARCEL SERVICE ESPAÑA LTD Y COMPAÑIA SRC: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 70,000 on UNITED PARCEL SERVICE ESPAÑA LTD Y COMPAÑIA SRC (UPS). A person had filed a complaint with the DPA because UPS had delivered a… SPAIN · ·Art. 5, 32 Nov 3, 2022
€525,000 TECHPUMP SOLUTIONS S.L.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Spanish DPA has fined Techpump Solutions S.L. EUR 525,000. Techpump operates several websites with adult content. The DPA found several violations of data protection law… SPAIN · ·Art. 5, 6, 8 +5 Oct 31, 2022
€10,000 ACKERMANN & SCHWARTZ ATTORNEYS AT LAW SLP: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 10,000 on ACKERMANN & SCHWARTZ ATTORNEYS AT LAW SLP. The law firm had collected personal data from website users without obtaining their… SPAIN · ·Art. 6, 13 Oct 26, 2022
€1.4M Douglas Italia S.p.a.: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1.4 million on Douglas Italia S.p.a. for various GDPR violations. In the course of its investigation, the DPA initially found that… ITALY · ·Art. 5, 6, 7 +4 Oct 20, 2022
€150 Private individual: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Romanian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 150 on a private individual. The individual had made unauthorized use of another person's personal data without their consent. ROMANIA · ·Art. 6 Oct 18, 2022
€24,000 CAJA DE SEGUROS REUNIDOS, COMPAÑÍA DE SEGUROS Y REASEGUROS, S.A.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The Spanish DPA has imposed a fine on CAJA DE SEGUROS REUNIDOS, COMPAÑÍA DE SEGUROS Y REASEGUROS, S.A.. A data subject filed a complaint with the DPA. The data subject had taken… SPAIN · ·Art. 6 Oct 9, 2022
€2M Alpha Exploration: Non-compliance with general data processing principles The Italian DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 2 million on Alpha Exploration. Alpha Exploration operates the social network Clubhouse. In the course of its investigation, the DPA… ITALY · ·Art. 5, 6, 7 +7 Oct 6, 2022
€1.5M Easylife Ltd.: Insufficient legal basis for data processing The UK DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 1,547,000 on Easylife Ltd. Easylife is a retailer that sells household items as well as services and products under its health, motor,… UNITED KINGDOM · ·Art. 5, 6, 9 +1 Oct 4, 2022
€20,000 ALFA BANK S.A.: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The Hellenic DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 on ALFA BANK S.A.. In the context of the use of certain debit/credit cards, information of the last 10 transactions were stored… GREECE · ·Art. 13 Oct 3, 2022
€20,000 PIRAEUS BANK S.A.: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The Hellenic DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 on PIRAEUS BANK S.A.. In the context of the use of certain debit/credit cards, information of the last 10 transactions were… GREECE · ·Art. 13 Oct 3, 2022
€20,000 NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE S.A.: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The Hellenic DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 on NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE S.A.. In the context of the use of certain debit/credit cards, information of the last 10 transactions… ·Art. 13 ·Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations Oct 3, 2022
€20,000 EUROBANK ERGASIAS S.A.: Insufficient fulfilment of information obligations The Hellenic DPA has imposed a fine of EUR 20,000 on EUROBANK ERGASIAS S.A.. In the context of the use of certain debit/credit cards, information of the last 10 transactions were… GREECE · ·Art. 13 Oct 3, 2022